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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1920
Page
14
Classified item notices include a lost string of graduated pearls about 25 inches with a reward offered. Also advertised are a Belgian hare rabbits sale, improved chicken buildings and a four room house with garage near joining City limits, plus gas line engine with well equipment. Taylor & Co. at 4617 Gapitel Ave lists contact phone RO6-12-27.
The Harvey Crude Oil Company announces a twentieth monthly dividend of one percent payable May 20 to holders of record as of May 40. Universal Petroleum Corp is mentioned in relation to the dividend.
Notice states THE UNITED STATES WOOL COMPANY OF WYOMING was incorporated in June 1920 with 100000 capital stock, seven directors led by H. YY. McBride and others, operating mainly in Gasper Natrona County Wyoming, with principal office in Cheyenne.
Lincoln Highway from North Platte to Sidney is good with east of Chappell grading and alternate routes via Julesburg Pine Bluff all directions good. Cheyenne east and west good with fair to good Tele phone Canyon repairs. Lara mie Rock River construction fair. Hanna rough and dry to Walcott then good to Rawlins rough to Thayer Jr. then good to State Line Side tins Rock Springs to Pine Dale good Big Piney to Opal good then very rough to Kemmerer then fair to Cokeville. Laramie to Wood's Landing good and Laramie to State Line via Reed Siding fair. Cheyenne to Greeley good four miles grading Ft Lupton and Denver good. Ft Collins area good Fort Collins Loveland and Longmont. Cheyenne to Casper generally good except Diamond A hill very rough and McKinley spur grading. Casper to Powder River good then rough to Shoshoni then excellent to Riverton then fair to Lander. Cody all directions good though grading notable. Side trips good to Manville and Lusk. Salt Creek road fair but traveled. Weela road rough in places with fresh grading. Hereford road rough.
The Cheyenne weather report notes an actual mean temperature of 65 degrees for the date, with a 4 degree rise in the last 24 hours. The highest temperature reached 78 degrees at 2 15 p m and the lowest 2 degrees at 4 45 a m. Wind max velocity was 24 mph from the southwest at 4 48 a m with total precipitation since January 1 of 7.79 inches versus normal 6.97 inches.
The annual Pythian Memorial will be commemorated jointly by the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters with a memorial service at the First Baptist Church on Sunday June 3 at 8 00 p m Members are asked to meet at the Pythian Castle Hall at 7 80 p m Gillespie and B a bD preside
Sing Louis and Wing Leo Bow Yuen acquire the Bon Ton Cafe from former owners Leo Seuy and Jim Hoy. The restaurant will operate under the same name in Cheyenne Wyoming with new management effective June 12, 1920.
The U S Land Office in Cheyenne Wyoming notifies Arthur Townsend Allaway that Ee win F Peterson filed May 28 1920 to contest and cancel his homestead entry serial 022378 for the SW quarter of section 4 and NW portion of section 9 township 18 range 64 West of the sixth principal meridian. Peterson alleges abandonment lack of residence cultivation and improvements. The entry will be canceled without hearing unless the answer is filed within twenty days after the fourth publication with proof of service.
The document requests notices to be sent to Will Reid, Register, by the post office of record. It lists publication dates in June 1920 for four successive notices and asks for the name of the post office to receive future notices.
Larry Cheney, long time big league pitcher born in 1886 in Bartlesville Ohio, stars for the Columbia team in the South Atlantic league. He opens with five wins and a near no hitter before an error decides the game, continuing a string of strong starts in a veteran career that began with Topeka Bartlesville White Sox trials and journeys through Indianapolis Louisville and Cincinnati organizations.
Larry had three good years with the Cubs. In 1915 he moved to the Dodgers via waivers. He did well in 1916 with the Trolley Dodgers, going eighteen and twelve. After two uneven seasons with the Dodgers he joined the Phillies, where he was released and retired, then apparently returned to baseball.
Fragmented lines show team standings and player pairings for the National League with entries for Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Cleveland. Includes combinations of pitchers and hitters like Martin, Snyder, Fisher, and Pennock among others, with partial win loss tallies and game notes.
South side sidewalk work near the new city county building is complete. Auto tops at Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbinder promise prompt service. Fire department responds to false alarm with no fire. Baby carriages and sulkies advertised at Hobbs Huckfeldt Finkbinder. Wyoming State Fair banners appear in Cheyenne. W C Benner advertises phone number 1623. Local youths steal lilacs from Cheyenne bushes at night.
The district court met yesterday and police court saw only minor cases. Notices mention Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and local offices while city services advertise taxi, storage, and garage offerings. No funeral arrangements for a death by own action found in City Park Thursday.
In Laramie Wyoming on June 14 a local branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will be organized by representatives from Salt Lake City due to influx of affiliants from industrial activity. Other Mormon communities exist across Wyoming.
Local and foreign corporations filed articles of incorporation in the secretary of state office yesterday by Kellogg Lumber Company of Rock Springs.
The Midwest Wyoming Gas Company of Maine files certified articles with $500,000 capital and Basin Wyoming office with agent Bishop. Ace Ore Company of Idaho files certified articles with $500,000 capital and Osage office with agent Alex Allison. The Fiddleback Company of Douglas increases capital stock from $50,000 to $400,000.
Pernardi's Greater Shows carnival will set up on the edge of town at Randall and Pershing, under the American Legion. Ten minute streetcar service with a trailer will run to the grounds, after arrangements completed by Landon Nall, carnival business representative.
An advertisement promises a safe relief for stubborn female conditions in 3 to 5 days with no harm or work interference. It offers a monthly compound, double strength option, and a free booklet, with mail order pricing of 2 dollars and 3 dollars, from the Southington Remedy Co. in Kansas City Missouri.
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